The Kansas City Royals' playoff-spot-clinching win Friday was the highest-rated Royals telecast ever on FOX Sports Kansas City.
The Royals-White Sox game, a 3-1 win that put Kansas City in the postseason for the first time since 1985, averaged a 13.6 household rating in the Kansas City market, according to Nielsen Media Research. The game peaked at a 17.7 rating/166,000 households in the ninth inning. It was the highest-rated program of the day in Kansas City, and FOX Sports Kansas City's prime time (7-10 p.m.) rating more than doubled that of second-place KCTV-CBS.
In addition, coverage of the clubhouse celebration resulted in the highest rating ever for the Boulevard Royals Live postgame show (7.8 from 10:15 to 11:15 p.m.).
FOX Sports Kansas City has televised more than 1,100 Royals games in 13 seasons (1997-2002, 2008-14).
FOX Sports Kansas City continues its coverage into the postseason, airing the Boulevard Royals Live postgame show after Royals playoff games.
Highest-rated Royals games all time on FOX Sports Kansas City
| Rank | Rating | Date | Game |
| 1. | 13.6 | 9/26/14 | at Chicago (AL) |
| 2. | 12.3 | 8/13/13 | vs. Miami |
| 3. | 12.0 | 8/28/14 | vs. Minnesota |
| 4. | 11.8 | 9/2/14 | vs. Texas |
| 5. | 11.4 | 8/8/13 | vs. Boston |
All data provided by Nielsen Media Research.
